Lavatory.



PATENTED'DEO. 17,1907.

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LAVATORY. APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 2, 190a.

UniTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EARL G. WATROUS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

LAVATORY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL G. WATROUS, residing at Chicago, Cook county,Illinois, have invented. certain new and useful 1m rovements inLavatories, of which the fol owing is a specification. My inventionrelates to, lavatories and the like, and the object thereof is toprovide a simple and eificient mechanism for operating the valve or lugfor controlling the discharge opening of t 1e bowl or basin. Thefeatures of advantage ofmy invention will be apparent from thedescription hereinafter given;

In the drawing Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a lavatory or washbasin embodying my invention, and Figs. 2 and 3 detail views of theoperating device or knob.

Like reference letters indicate identical parts in the dili'erentfigures.

The bowl or basin A, which may be of the ordinary or-desiredconstruction and proportions, is provided with the discharge opening oroutlet a, and with an overflow pipe and assage B, having communicationwith the asin through the overflow-holes b.

The discharge valve C which governs the outlet a is here shown asseating upwardly and, in the present instance, the margin of such valveis beveled inwardly and upwardly.- As shown, the valve seats near theupper end of a cage or casing D, whose'upper flange d bears on thebottom of the bowl around the opening and which is screw threaded at itslower end to engage the threaded end of the discharge pipe E. A flange con this pipe bears against the bottom of a depending substantiallytubular extension A of the bowl with the result that said parts are heldsecurely together and tight oints effected. Suitable means may beadopted to V uide the stem 0 of the valve, as for instance t e lug Earranged on the pipe E and through which the stem passes.

The discharge valve is governed. by means ofa button or knob F, and inorder that the parts operated thereby and connected with the valve forthe purpose of opening and closing it, may be entirely concealed andtainpering prevented, such parts are arranged in so the overflow pipe orpassage. To this end,'

the button or knob has a preferably integral disk F fitting rotatably inan opening near the upper edge of the bowl within convenient reach. Thisdisk has a central stemf extend-' 55 ing across the overflow pipe andheld in place by a screw f" but permitted to rotate freely:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 2, 1903. Serial No. 137,518.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907'.

This screw is located in a place whicl-i is practically inaccessiblewhen the basin and its fixtures are installed, and consequently it is imossible to remove or tamper with the va ve operating devices.

Eccentrically arranged on the inner face of the disk F is ahollow'projection or log f which forms a socket for the up er bent orcranked end 7 of an operatin r0 G extend ing substantiallylongitudinally of the overflow )ipe. The lower end g of the rod is alsocran red or bent substantially at right angles and passes through thehub or enlarged stein portion 0 of the discharge valve C. In order to,secure. the rod and valve together, the stem 0 is formed separate fromthe hub c and its conical end screws longitudinally therein so as toengage a groove in the end g of the operating rod.

The operation of the device will be obvious from the above description.The valve is shown in closed position and if itis desired to open thevalve, the knob F is turned to the right, with the result that theoperating rod G will be forced downwards carrying the valve C with it. Aturn of the knob in the op osite direction will close the valve.

t is evident that all the operating parts except the knob or button arecompletely inclosed by and concealed within the oven flow pipe orpassage and that such knob cane not be removed when the bowl isinstalled. All tampering and theft of parts is absolutely prevented andat the same time an ehicient and compact arrangement of bowl andoperating parts is provided.

In order that the parts may be maintained in the position set by theknob, suitable means may be employed, and to accomplish this result Ihave shown in the present instance a fiat spring f of suitable materialand arranged to bear against the head of the screw f with suflicienttension to hold the movable parts in any set position.

While I have shown my invention in connection with an upwardly seatingoutlet valve which is preferred in places where tampering and theft ismore prevalent, it will be understood that the same is applicable withequal facility and advantage to downwardly seating valves.

I claim:

1. The combination with a wash basin or the like having acommunicatingoverflow pipe or passage and havi a valve vemed -outlet, of an.operating r0 arrange in such pipe or passage and opera-Lively connectedto the valve, and means for actuating the rod comprising a rotatableknob or button having a stem extending across the discharge pipe, ascrew located at the rear side of the discharge pipe and engaging thesaid stem to hold it in operative position, and aconnection between theknob and the said rod, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a wash basin or the like having a communicatingoverflow pipe or passage and having a valve governed outlet, of anoperating rol d arranged in such pipe or passage and operativelyconnected to the valve, and means for actuating the rod comprising arotatable knob having a disk provided with an eccentrically arrangedbearing lug on its inner face adjacent the overflow passage, in whichlug an end of the operating rod bears, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a wash basin or the like having a communicatingoverflow pipe or passage and having a valve governed outlet, of anoperating rod arranged in such pipe or passage and operatively connectedto the valve, and means for actuating the rod comprising a rotatableknob having a disk provided with a stem extending across the overflowpipe or passage and a screw bearing against the rear side of theoverflow pipe and engaging said stem, said disk also having a socketonits inner face within said passage into which socket the upper end ofthe operating rod bears, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a wash basin or the like having a communicatingoverflow pipe or passage and having a valve governed. outlet, of anoperating rod arranged in such pipe or passage and operatively connectedto the valve, and means for actuating the rod comprising a rotatableknob having a disk provided on its inner side within said passage with astem and also a lug having a socket in which an end of the operating rodbears, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a wash basin or the like having a communicatingoverflow pipe or passage and having a valve-governed outlet, of anoperating rod disposed within said pipe and having its upper end bent orcranked, the lower end thereof engaging said valve to operate it, andmeans for operating the rod comprising a rotatable disk having hearingsin the opposite sides of the wall ol said overllow pipe or passage andprovided with an m'reutrieally arranged socket for engaging the upperbent end of the rod; substantially aisdescri bedv 6. The combinationwith a wash basin or the like having a communicating overflow pipe orpassage and having a valve-governed outlet, of an operating rod disposedwithin said pipe and having its upper end bent or cranked, the lower endthereof engaging said valve to operate it, means for operating said rodcomprising a rotatable disk having bearlngs in the opposite sides of thewall of said overflow pipe or passage and provided with an eccentricallyarranged socket for engaging the upper bent end of the rod, and meansfor yieldingly holding the movable parts in their different adjustedpositions; substantially as described. a

7. The combination with a wash basin or the like having a communicatingoverflow pipe or passage and having a valve governed outlet, of anoperating rod extending sub stantially longitudinally of said pipe andbent at its upper and lower ends, a valve governing said outlet mountedupon said lower bent end of the operating rod, and a rotatable diskconnected to the upper end of said rod for actuating it, substantiallyas de* scribed.

8. The combination with a wash basin or the like having a communicatingoverflow pipe or passage and having a valve governed outlet, of anoperating rod extending substantially longitudinally of said pipe andbent at its ends, the lower end thereof engaging said valve to operateit, a rotatable disk arranged towards the upper end of the a socketengaged by the upper end of said rod, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a wash basin or pipe or passage and having avalve governed outlet, of an operating rod extending sub stantiallylongitudinally of said pipe and bent at substantially right angles, thelower end engaging the valve, a rotatable disk having a stem projectinginto the overflow pipe, a screw entering the rear side of the overflowon such inner side of the disk to engage the upper end of the rod,substantially as described.

10. The combination with a wash basin or the like having a communicatingoverflow pipe or passage forming a part of the rear wall or portionthereof, and also having a valve governed outlet, valve operatingmechanism connected to said valve and actuated by a rotatable knob orbutton provided with bearings in opposite sides of the wall of saidoverflow pipe or passage, said operating mechanism being arranged withinthe over [low pipe and thereby concealed and unexposed except as to theknob or button and a parts in set position, substantially as descri bed.

11. The combination with a wash basin or the like having aconnnunicating overflow pipe B, and also having a discharge outlet, avalve (l governing said outlet, a rod G arranged within said pipe B andhaving cranked ends 9 and g, the lower end g being bowl adjacent theoverflow pipe and having;

the like having a communicating overflowpipe and engaging the stem, anda hollow lug spring for frictionally holding the movable v means forremovably securing such lower end therein and a rotatable disk arrangednear the up er portion of the overflow pipe and engaged by the upper endof the operating rod, substantially as described.

EARL G. WATROUS.

Witnesses: S. E. HIBBEN,

Louis B. ERwiN.

